If you trained a child to be a musician, but when she grew up, the instrument she chose was a brush, her compositions performed on any medium that took paint, and her song, text, the outcome would be Cheryl Weber Good.
Her fascination with lettering began in the early '80's when she and her husband needed signs for their vegetable farm market. To her surprise, people began commission her to make signs and letter trucks, each job stretching her to learn more. She joined the Hamilton Calligraphy Guild and began attending international conferences. She continues to attend ongoing workshops and courses.
When the computer took over mundane lettering work, the world of lettering arts exploded into clever techniques worthy of gallery acceptance. Hand lettering has become a delightful alternative to mass production as well as a popular workshop choice.
Cheryl is passionate about communication across the millennium connecting humanity through quotations, then capturing and elevating the power of those texts on various artists' mediums.
A personal journey through depression and vocal problems resulting in a loss of being able to sing for a number of years, led the way to “sing on the walls”, both for her own therapy and as a service to those who commissioned her work.
Her classes focus on finding the unique vibrancy of the student, teaching through experimentation and play, to release their creativity. She is very interested in mental health, taking opportunities to speak or facilitate workshops linking art and healing.
Cheryl has facilitated workshops and displayed her artwork at numerous locations in South-Central Ontario including:
Cambridge Galleries
Spark of Brilliance
Hamilton Calligraphy Guild
University of Waterloo
Mary's Place
Grand Valley Institute
Various churches
At her personal studio